Hair-waver.



M. A. CHENDERSON.

HAIR WAI/EH'.

APPLICATION .FILED OCT- 25 I915.

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C. HENDERSON.

HAIR WAVER.

APPLICATON FILED OCT- 25,19%.

lumnted Apr. 3, 1917.

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To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, MAnnL A. C. HENDER- soN, a citizen of the `UnitedStates, residing at Chicago, in the countyV of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inlfiaii''ltlziieis, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices `for waving human hair, the purposebeing to produce an appearance sometimes known as Marcel waves. Theobject of the invention is to produce a device by which this effect maybe quickly and easily. produced either by a hairdresser or by the personwhose hair is to be waved. On account of the convenience ot operationoi' my device, a person may readily wave the hair ot her own head andproduce a uniform and natural appearance which would otherwise bediiiicult, it not impossible, to accomplish.

l accomplish my object bythe mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings,

' in which- Figure l is a view of the front ot' the device.

lling. 2 .is a longitudinal section thereof.

Fig. is a view of the back of the device.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged section on the line Ll--of Fig. 1.

Fig. is a detail sectional view on the line 5 5, Fig. 3, showingl thespring loclo ingr device for holding the matrix in the differentpositions to which it may he shifted.

Fig. 6 is a" perspective view illustrating the manner of using thedevice.

Similar numerals reifer to similar parts throughout the several views.

ln the form selected to illustrate the invention, there are two sidebars, l, l which are arranged parallel to each otherv and are supportedupon a handle 2. rilhesc may he regarded as constituting the main traineof y the device. Arranged alongl the opposite edges of the side bars arerows ot teeth 3 which receive the strands oit' the hair between themafter the manner ot coni s. These teeth project 'from the front of theframe and may assume various shapes as may be desired.

Slidingly mounted upon the side bars is a part ,4 which, forconvenience, l shall refer to aslthe-matrix. In the preferred tornthematrix is convex when viewed tiren the' front, as in Fig. l, and inthe present instance, when viewed in cross-section asin Specification ofLetters Patent.

,greeted 1n l5 1g. 6.

Patented Apr. 3, 19t?.

serial no. 127,516.

Fig. 4, conforms approximately to the surtace of the cylinder havingtransverse ridges or corrugations 5 adapted to receive thestrands of thehair between them. By pretterence the matrix slightly shorter than theside bars and there is just about sul'licient room between its marginaledges and the teeth 3 to receive between them the two branches G, 6 ofthe retainer which will presently be described. r.ihe matrix is shiftedby any suitable means, for example the pin or button 7 which rises fromthebaelr of the device and may be readily ma.- nipulated by the thumbot' the user, as sug- This button may be mounted in various ways. ln thepresent case it is fastened to a flat snring 8 which overlies the backof the frame, and at the outer end is fastened to the back of thematrix. This spring slides upon the-back ot' the frame and on its innerside has a finger 9 capable of seating in either one of two depressions10, il() which are arranged at a short distance from each otherlongitudinally of: the device, as shown in detail in Fig. 5. When thematrix is shifted to one position7 said pin will seat in one of thedepressions, and thereby serve to yieldingly hold the matrix againstshifting. When the matrix is moved to the opposite position, the pin.will seat in the other depression and yieldingly hold the matrix in thatposition. This mechanism` may, therefore, be considered a springllockingdevice for `yieldintfrly holding; the matrix in thedilierentpositions to which it may be shifted.

The two branches G, 6 ci the retainer, previously mentioned, are joinedat their inner end to the yoke 12 which is pivoted by a nin 13,01"otherwise., to the main frame,

preferably at.v about the point where the side bars l. join 'the handle2. The retainer is manipulated by means of a handle l-i which, when thedevice, is in acting condition, lies parallel to and in back of thehandle 2, as shown in ilull lines in Fig. 2. When the retainer is innon-acting position the branches and handle Uf assume the position shownin dotted lines in Fig. 2. Y

ln order to enable the hair to retain its' wavy configuration, it mustbe subjected to heat while hemp; worked upon. n using my device this isaccomplished by hea-ting Athe matrix. 'it is possible to heat the maicetricloy-lilacinihr it over a gas or other flameA L until it attains aproper temperature, l.'

prefer, however, to accomplish this heating electrically,l and haveillustrated means by which this may be done. l place a suitable heatingresistance 1G in the back-of the niatrix, and embed it in suitableinsulating material 17. The two ends of this heating resistance areconnected respectively to two conductors 18, 19 which are led outthrough a sleeveQO, slidably mounted within the holloW main handle 2. Atthe inner end of this sleeve the conductors emerge in the form oanextension cord 2l through which theyV are eiectrically energized. Thesleeve thus forms a sheath for the conductors.

.lt is secured to the matrix .and conse-4 'handle 14?: is drawn towardthe main handle 2, thus moving the retaining),` branches 6, 6 down uponthe hair and rmly holding it A'in position. main thus until the strandsof hair have become set or conigurated, whereupon the retaining'branches will be lifted suiciently to permit the strands of hair to slipthrough the device but notsuiiciently to permit -the 'strands to becomedisengaged from or lifted Aout of the teeth 3. The device will then bemoved bodily away fromithe scalp a distance approximately equal to theWidth of the matrix, or perhaps a little more, de-v pending upon theeffect desired. Theoper ator will then shift the matrix longitudt nallyand then lower the retaining branches 6 to acting position. The partsare then 'permitted to remain until the portion of hair in Contact withthe matrix has become set met or oonfigurated, after which the processwill lbe repeated. Ordinarily, the matrix will be shifted each time tothe limit of its sliding movement upon the main frame, for example, ifthe iirst heatingfl,r of the hair is done With the matrix in theposition shown in full linesin Fig'. l, the second heating' Will be donewith thematrix in the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. It willbe understood, however, that this is a matten of choice, for if desired.the operator may shift the matrix only part way each time andeausethematrix to Vmaintain its position by holding the thumb upon thebutton 7.

By proceeding in' the manner above indicated, the hair may be waved withgreat facility, for when thestrands of hair have The device is permittedto re-v Lesina? once been passed through the coulis on either` side ofthe device, there will be no danger of their becoming' disarrandod orthe distribution changed. This muy be ren-Y dered absolutely certain if'the operator will f.- see to it that the retaining branches G are notpermitted to riseabove the top of the comb teeth 3 after the strands othair have once been adjusted Ato the device. In other words, theretainingv branches may be lil'loil f slightly to permit the device as awhole .to be shifted bodily away from the scalp, und so long as saidbranches are not permittml to rise above the points nf the teeth, therewill be no opportunity orthe strands of hair to escape. Hence, the teethact as guides for the strands and in this, their eect is supplemented bythe action ori retain-ing branches. The action of thel ruavice isautomatic to such a great extent and it is so readily manipulated by onebaud, that it may be used by persons having little skill, and may beused by a person to dov her own hair. Furthermore, the operator isafforded a wide choicev as to the final appearance of the hair, becauseshe has a choice both as to the distance that she will move it away fromthe scalp each time and the distance to which she will shift the mn.-ltrix each time.4 lt will be readily appreciated that by varying thesetwo factors, a great variety of results may be obtained.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A hair Waver having a.substantially flat fi'ame adapted to lieilatwise to the head of the user, and a configurating matrix ca pablo ofengaging the strands of hair, said `:matrix being, movable in adirection par 10;, -'llel to the plane of the frame.

2. A hair Waver having Va substantially flat frame adapted t olieflatwise tothe head of the user, said frame having means arrangedalong the edges for engaging the rstrands of the hair, and means betweenthe edges of the frame adapted to engage said strands, said means beingmovable relatively tothe frame and parallel to the plane of the frameand in a direction transverse to the strands of hair.

3..A hair Waver having a main frame with two parallel rows ofupstandingcomb teeth adapted to engage strands of hair leading across from onegrow to the other, and a conligurating element for the hair nr rangedbetween said rows of teeth, said coniigurating element being shiftablein a direc tionl parallel to said rows. 4. A hair Waver having twoparallel rom; 125 of upstanding comb teeth forming combs,:rhair-coniigurating element slidable in :i -lire'ction parallel to saidcombs, and means for retaining the strands of hair in contact with saidcongurating element.

5.. A hair Waver having a main frame having two opposite edges adaptedto engage` the strandsy of hair, a convex matrix `arranged between saidedges and also adapted to engage the strands of hair, a bifurcatedretainer havinof branches arranged between the matrix an each of thesaid edges of .the

yframe, and means for producing relative `movement between the matrixand the Ivided with a main handle, two parallel rows of .teethprojecting from the front of said frame, a matrix shiftable upon theframe in a direction parallel to the rows of teeth, said matrix having aconvex front surface, a

' bifurcated retainer for the hair, said retainer being pivoted totheYma-innframe'andhaving two branches, one adjacent to each row ofteeth, and a handle for operating said retaine.

8. A hair Waver having a main frame provided With almain handle, ashiftable matrix on said frame, a row of comb teeth on either side ofsaid matrix, a bifurcated retainer *adapted toengage the strands of hairalong lines adjacent to each roWof teeth, said retainer being pivoted tothe main frame, and a handle fomsaid retainer .adapted to comeapproximately parallel to themain handle on thevside thereof-opposite tothe side 'Where "the acting portion of the retainer is located.

9. A hair Waver having a main frame provided With parallel rows ofteeth, a matrix slidable on said main frame between said rows of teeth,and an electric heating element mounted upon said matrix, and slid# abletherewith.

10. A hair Waver having a main frame, means on said main frame forpreventing the strands of hair shifting in a direction longitudinally ofthey frame, a matrix shiftable longitudinally on said frame, a hollowhandle `for suppo ting said frame, an electric heating element ountedupon said matrix and shiftable ther with, and a sleeve slidable Withinthe hollowl of said handle in unison with the matrix for conductingelectric Wires through said handle and protecting them during thesliding movement of the wires and matrix. "y

11. A hair Waver having a main.- frame, parallel combs on said frame forpreventing the strands of hair shifting in a direction longitudinally ofthe frame, 'a matrix shiftable longitudinally on said frame and locatedbetween said combs, a retaining element for holding the strands of hair1n engagement with the teeth of the comb, and means shiftable in unisonWith said matrix for heating itl 12. A hair Waver having a main frame,`

parallel combs projecting from the'front of said frame for preventingthe strands of hair shifting in a direction longitudinally or' theframe, amat-rix shiftable longitudinally on said frame and locatedbetween said combs, said matrix presenting a convex surface at the frontof the device, a retaining element for holding the strands of hair inengagement with the teeth of the comb, and locking means for yieldinglyholding the matrix against shifting.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

MABEL A. C. HENDERSON.

